Onomatomania

Part of Speech:
Noun

Pronunciation:
(on-uh-ma-tuh-MAY-nee-uh)

Meaning:
* An obsession with particular words or names and desire to recall or repeat them.
* A passion or compulsion for certain words or names and their supposed significance; also, a need to recall a certain word.
* An abnormal concentration on certain words and their supposed significance or on the effort to recall a particular word.
* An abnormal obsession with words or names - especially : a mania for repeating certain words, names or sounds.

Etymology:
Via Latin, from Greek onoma (name) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze).

Examples of Usage:
"Every time Ammon Shea came across an interesting word, he jotted it down, desperate to avoid onomatomania."
- Nicole Martin; The Last Word; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Oct 4, 2008.
"Rather it turned him into a mafflard (a stuttering or blundering fool), bedevilled by onomatomania (vexation at having difficulty in finding the right word)."
- Unexplained Mysteries

Also known as onomamania

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